任何人的演讲，都是受时间限制的。短的几分钟、十几分钟，长的'一两个小时甚至半天或一天，总是要在一定的时间范围内讲完的。有了演讲稿，可由字数的多少来计算演讲所需要时间，以便计算和确定演讲的速度。一般来说演讲的速度是平均每分钟220个字左右。
Honorable judges, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
It is a great honor and pleasure to be here on this beautiful Saturday morning to share with you my sentiments about life and passion for the English language.
About a year and a half ago, I took part in my very first English Speech Contest. When I stood before the microphone with all eyes starring directly at me, I could hardly speak. I stood there, embarrassed and helpless, struggling in vain for the right thing to say. My fears had paralyzed me.
While my passion for English has never changed, I lost my courage to speak in public. When my professor again encouraged me to take part in this Competition, I said “no.” I couldn’t endure yet another painful experience. He looked me straight in the eye and said something that pierced my heart. I will never forget his words. “Look,” he said, “We all have our fears, and you have yours. You could twist your ankle in a basketball game, but then be afraid to ever play again. Running away can never dispel your fears, but action will. A winner is not one who never fails，but one who never quits.”
I spent a whole day with his words twisting and turning in my mind. Then I made the bravest and wisest decision of my life: I would face my fears – and take part in the competition!
As it turned out, my dear old professor was right. Now, here I am, once again standing before a microphone. My heart is beating fast, and my mouth is dry, but most importantly, I have faced my fears -- and that makes all the difference!
Thank you.
在风云变幻的国际舞台上，国与国之间的竞争不再局限于昔日经济、政治等“硬实力”，而今大国“软实力”的分量似乎更重。软实力主要包括民族文化的影响力、国民精神风貌、思想素质，而民族文化影响力尤为重要。
作为民族文化的载体———母语是民族的生存发展之根。如果一个民族不重视它的母语文化，势必会走下坡路，至少经济社会发展潜伏着危机。在英语大行其道的今天，我们疯狂地学英语，却淡漠甚至抛弃了自己的母语：汉语。如今毛笔大概成“稀有之物”了，拿过毛笔的人很少，会写毛笔字的更是寥寥无几。而日本人却规定每周一次毛笔字课，我们不反省一下，就这样看着汉文化衰落，对得起“炎黄子孙”这个称呼吗？
为什么在全球掀起一场汉语热，各国大办汉语学校的今天，我们却不再重视汉语？我们没有看到语言文化的长远意义，至少没有看到眼前所蕴藏的危机。英国、美国每年输出英语所获利润占到了国民GDP的1%多。再看看国内的学生，花这么大力气学外语，若是学好了还可以，可是大学生甚至博士研究生的英语水平也不过如此。外语没学好，母语也差，有些人的汉语水平甚至不及外国的汉语学习者，前不久上海的一次双语互译活动竞赛中，不少人把“富贵不能淫”这句古训译成“Be rich,but not sexy”(富贵，但是不能性感)。中国学生的语言功底，由此可见一斑。
听说前不久申报文化遗产时，端午节被韩国抢先注册。我们在愤慨之余，为什么不冷静地想想：别人为什么轻易就能抢走？汉文化源远流长，先辈珍视，而子孙视之不甚惜，如弃草芥。一些重大的经贸甚至学术交流会全部用英语却不能用翻译，这可是在自己的国土上。为什么不能像法国人一样珍视母语。民族文化要博采众长，兼容并蓄。法国的保守未免偏激，而我们的漠然则更令人担忧。
“云山沧沧，江水泱泱；先生之风，山高水长。”佳句流传几千年后依然鲜活生动，在于其独特的音形相结合。我耳边始终回响着那位韩国网友的疑问：“你们的汉语我认为是世上最优美的语言，为什么亚洲其他国家和欧美重视，你们自己却不重视呢？”
你从远古走来，博大是你的风采；你向未来奔去，磅礴是你的气概。悬崖边缘的汉语文化，炎黄子孙到了拯救你的时候了……
I am flying today, speech is the ideal wing, as a middle school student, we are in love fantasy, love to dream, love highlight their personality, love and Zhang Yang us different, we were not mistaken, we now are not qualitatively period of development, there is no one standard for us to judge their own life and values. We always let adults know that we can do it yourself to live, you can solve their own problems, but we have some dependence. Love day dreaming, perhaps today we want to be a teacher, to educate our newcomers, and perhaps tomorrow we want to be a scientist to explore our humanity to the present do not know some of the mystery,or we have no way to explain Some phenomena 。.。 。.。
We are willing to bury the reality of the cruelty and injustice, we are our parents, our elders could not understand some of the practice of life, we do not understand why they like to do ah. It is our wish too much too young to bury social experience. Attitude of life when we are not deep.
Down we love fantasy, love to dream of behavior, we need to do one for the people and human progremake a difference. To our actions to prove that we have!
you know, you know, we started this great effort on a sunny july morning in pinders corner on pat and liz moynihan's beautiful farm and 62 counties, 16 months, 3 debates, 2 opponents, and 6 black pantsuits later, because of you, here we are.
you came out and said that issues and ideals matter, jobs matter, downstate and upstate, health care matters, education matters, the environment matters, social security matters, a woman's right to choose matters. it all matters and i just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you, new york!
thank you for opening up your minds and your hearts, for seeing the possibility of what we could do together for our children and for our future here in this state and in our nation. i am profoundly grateful to all of you for giving me the chance to serve you.
i will - i will do everything i can to be worthy of your faith and trust and to honor the powerful example of senator daniel patrick moynihan. i would like all of you and the countless new yorkers and americans watching to join me in honoring him for his incredible half century of service to new york and our nation. senator moynihan, on behalf of new york and america, thank you.
i promise you tonight that i will reach across party lines to bring progress for all of new york's families. today we voted as democrats and republicans. tomorrow we begin again as new yorkers.
and how fortunate we are indeed to live in the most diverse, dynamic and beautiful state in the entire union. you know, from the south bronx to the southern tier, from brooklyn to buffalo, from montauk to massena, from the world's tallest skyscrapers to breathtaking mountain ranges, i've met people whose faces and stories i will never forget. thousands of new yorkers from all 62 counties welcomed to me into your schools, your local diners, your factory floors, your living rooms and front porches. you taught me, you tested me and you shared with me your challenges and concerns - about overcrowded or crumbling schools, about the struggle to care for growing children and aging parents, about the continuing challenge of providing equal opportunity for all and about children moving away from their home towns because good jobs are so hard to find in upstate new york. now i've worked on issues like these for a long time, some of them for 30 years, and i am determined to make a difference for all of you.
you see, i believe our nation owes every responsible citizen and every responsible family the tools that they need to make the most of their own lives. that's the basic bargain. i'll do my best to honor in the united states senate.
and to those of you who did not support me, i want you to know that i will work in the senate for you and for all new yorkers. and to those of you who worked so hard and never lost faith even in the toughest times, i offer you my undying gratitude.
I think every student in junior high school or even a new term the first class meeting is a "new semester new plan，" the University did not expect to have such a ban would be the same. However， every freshman to the University of strange environments such as exploration in the dark. However， an early goal set for myself in the dark， lit as a beacon， a constant reminder to guide us forward.
Sister school seniors who passed before the exchange of experience， we can avoid detours. But everyone there is a separate individual， the experience can not be completely copied， should have its own general plan. College life includes learning， work and life. Following on from the three aspects I came to my planning.
About Learning： As long as we still a student， the total should be on learning more important position.
Said freshman should be laid and compacted in the high number of basic English. Therefore， in this two subjects put more effort is acceptable. Last week the high number may be， I do feel a certain degree of difficulty， the preview before class and after school consolidation exercise is important. Hope that through their practical learning in high numbers on the Do not hang Division. Morning Reading soon began to organize， which is learning English， the best opportunity to practice oral English.
Indeed difficult to get up early， but I， as a member of the Department of Learning， I not only have to set an example for other students should have acquired in the Morning Reading in. We have classes two nights a week only， the night a lot of time should be fully utilized. Go to the library， participate in various activities that can harvest a lot of lectures!
Other courses I would like to attend a lecture class， exam take notes， exams should be no problem.
About work： every freshmen want to get a job at the university to exercise their own. I was no exception， experiencing a lot of job interviews， into the three departments. Will certainly be a little tired， a little busy， but I am full， know a lot of people， make more friends， learned a great deal of knowledge not in books. Learning to do the work of the best things correct.
About life： as born in Wuhan， is the first time I came to the University of fully independent living. From open water to the laundry to wash， to organize the House 。.。 Everything seemed very used to. Without the help of parents and care， even nagging， autonomy back to me. More were free， were less constrained; more hard copies， far fewer care; more were lazy， far fewer urge 。.。 but bedroom， the students have the help and concern， I also feel the general home warmth.
I believe in learning， work， find the balance between three aspects of life， go hand in hand， college life will be our life a perfect memory!
Thank you! The end of my speech!
as we know, you have to learn how to fly much more independently instead of under your parents’ considerate protection when you get into college, which also means you will come across enormous questions that should be solved by yourself. from my point of view, those main problems can fall into three parts.
first of all, the complicated relationship. for one thing, you have to know how cultural differences function in your relationship and respect them. in addition, college students spend less time studying together owing to different courses’ choosing, which requires us to devote more energy to building relationship. for the other thing, it is also vital to communicate with your parents often by using mobile phones or other tools.
secondly, the temptations. the college serves us a more relaxed environment mixed with other temptations such as the internet, alcohols and so on. what’s more, the college teachers won’t compel you to study like before, you doze off or play cell phone in class, and you flee up the morning class because you get up too late. such too frequent behaviors will cripple your passion and enthusiasm towards life, so it is essential for us to resist these temptations and insist pursuing our own goals.
thirdly, the balance between study and work. most of us will choose to take a part time job to earn the extra money or just to exercise ourselves. but it is significant to keep a relatively balanced relationship between them since i always regard the study as our main task, so my principle is adjusting work to follow the schedule of study.
in conclusion, whatever issues we meet or miseries we suffer from, confront the hash reality head on, what we can do is remembering the past, living in the present and looking forward to the future.
今天是星期六，我的脑海中，仍然记得上周星期一发生的不高兴的事，小朋友们，你们想知道吗？我就给你们讲讲吧。
一个阳光明媚的早上，我心情愉快地走进校门，我看见我们班同学都拿着口风琴，啊！遭了，忘带口风琴了，我的心情一下子变得沉重了，想起没有带口风琴，雷老师有多凶，我就不敢进教室了，我慢吞吞的走着，到了教室，我看见全班同学都拿着口风琴吹，我心里难受极了，我真想哭出来。
铃铃铃……上课了，这节是语文课，老师教的知识，我一点也没听进去，这节课是我一生过得最漫长的课，打铃了，终于下课了，下节就是音乐课了，我该怎么办？我闷闷不乐的走向音乐教室。
到了音乐教室，刚好打上课铃，同学们都高兴的进了教室，只有我慢吞吞的走进教室，我坐在座位上低着头，突然让我最不想听见的话，让我听见了，老师叫没有带口风琴的人站起来，我站了起来，看见雷老师向我走过来，我的心紧张极了，我把头又低了低，我这时真想找个洞钻进去，雷老师轻声地对我说：“没有带口风琴吗？没关系，下次记着带。”听了雷老师的话，让我大吃一惊，我抬头看了看雷老师，我激动极了，我的眼泪好像一个不听话的孩子一样想流出来，我永远也不会忘记这一节激动人心的音乐课，我永远也不会忘记这位温柔的雷老师。
铃铃铃……下课了，我愉快的回了教室。
过了一个月，国王养好伤，打算像以前一样找智慧大臣一块儿微服私巡，可是想到是自己亲口把他关入监狱里，一时也放不下面子释放智慧大臣，叹了口气，就自己独自出游了。
走着走着，来到一处偏远的山林，忽然从山上冲下一队脸上涂着红黄油彩的蛮人，三两下就
把他五花大绑，带回高山上。国王这时才想到今天正是满月，这一带有一支原始部落，每逢月圆之日就会下山寻找祭祀满月女神的牺牲品。他哀叹一声，这下子真的是没救了。其实心里却很想跟蛮人说：“我乃这里的国王，放了我，我就赏赐你们金山银海！”可是嘴巴被破布塞住，连话都说不出口。
当他看见自己被带到一口比人还高的大锅炉，柴火正熊熊燃烧，更是脸色惨白。大祭司现身，当众脱光国王的衣服，露出他细皮嫩肉的龙体，大祭司啧啧称奇，想不到现在还能找到这么完美无瑕的祭品！
原来，今天要祭祀的满月女神，正是“完美”的象征，所以，祭祀的牲品丑一点、黑一点、矮一点都没有关系，就是不能残缺。就在这时，大祭司终于发现国王的左手小指头少了小半截，他忍不住咬牙切齿咒骂了半天，忍痛下令说：“把这个废物赶走，另外再找一个！”
脱困的国王大喜若狂，飞奔回宫，立刻叫人释放智慧大臣，在御花园设宴，为自己保住一命、也为智慧大臣重获自由而庆祝。
国王一边向智慧大臣敬酒说：“你说的真是一点也不错，果然，一切都是最好的安排！如果不是被花豹咬一口，今天连命都没了。”
智慧大臣笑着对国王说：“恭喜大王对人生的体验有了新的境界。”过了一会儿，国王忽然问智慧大臣说：“我侥幸逃回一命，固然是‘一切都是最好的安排’，可是你无缘无故在监狱里蹲了一个月，难道这也是最好的安排？”
智慧大臣慢条斯理喝下一口酒，才说：“大王啊！您将我关在牢中，确实也是最好的安排啊！陛下不妨想想，今天我若不是在牢中，陪陛下出猎的大臣会是谁呢？等到蛮人发现国王不适合拿来祭祀满月女神时，谁会被丢进大锅炉中烹煮呢？不是我还有谁呢？所以，我要为大王将我关进监狱而向您敬酒，您也救了我一命啊！”
有段犹太俗谚是这样的：如果断了一条腿，你就该感谢上帝不曾折断你两条腿；如果断了两条腿，你就该感谢上帝不曾折断你的脖子；如果断了脖子，那也就没什么好担忧的了。犹太人认为，拥有积极思想的人，对任何事都抱着乐观的态度，即使遇上挫折，积极者也会认为那是成功前的必经考验。所以，他们凡事都永远想好的一面。他们用这样一则幽默来劝说人们接受与加深这种思想。
Everybody has a dream，Martin Lutherking has a dream----and we can all recall his Civil Rights Speech.
Phil Knight had a dream --and now the wohole world knows his Nike slogan："just do it.
" I also have a dream I have a dream， that is， one day my parents get old， they will not have any diseases， any pains or any sorrow.
They will live happily until the day they have to leave for the other world.
There’s always plenty of sunshine in their everyday life.
This is my dream and it is my greatest happiness.
I have a dream， that is， one day all the dogs in the world will have their homes.
They will be kindly taken care of， they will be deeply loved and they will be the most valuable friends to people.
I also hope， all the people in the world will realize that dogs are the connection between human beings and heaven.
This is my dream and it is my greatest happiness.
I have a dream， that is one day there will be no wars in the world.
No blood， no wounds， no deaths， no hate， only love and responsibility.
We live together and love each other.
There is no difference between us. this is my dream， this my greatest happiness.
I have a dream ， I have thousands of dreams.
I dream that one day they can come true.
This is my dream and it is my greatest happiness.